Posts made in February, 2016

The Fatality Map has been updated to include all of 2015. If you’re interested in viewing the data or other information relating to our Fatality Maps, see the Fatality Mapping Project page. If you are aware of a recent work-related construction fatality, please email fatalitymap@cpwr.com to let us...

New materials in support of the National Safety Stand-Down to prevent falls in construction are available! Check out the 2016 OSHA Stand-Down video – available in both English and Spanish (Español) and the new posters, also available in both English and Spanish...

ISHN and Safety + Health Magazine are both covering the 2016 National Safety Stand-Down to prevent falls in construction. From ISHN: Falls are the top cause of construction fatalities and account for 1/3 of on-the-job injuries and deaths in the industry. The Center for Construction Research and Training (CPWR), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and OSHA are continuing the partnership they began in 2012 to raise awareness of ways to prevent falls. From Safety and Health Magazine: Worker involvement in the stand-downs grew from 770,000 in 2014 to more than 1 million in 2015 – a 35 percent increase, according to the CPWR report. However, these figures are based on an OSHA database in which participants printed out completion certificates. CPWR estimates the true number of worker participants reached in 2015 alone was about 2.5 million....